<body text="#000066" link="#000066" vlink="#000066" alink="#000066"> <div align="left"> <div id="Layer1" style="position:absolute; width:784px; height:417px; z-index:1; left: -1000; top: -1000;"> <h6><font color="#FF6600"><b><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#FF6600"><b><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">equal rights, trade union, equal rights,<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><b><i> </i></b></font></font></b></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b><font color="#FF6600">rights at work</font></b></font><font color="#FF6600"><b>, harassment at work accident at work, </b></font><font color="#FFFFFF"><b><font color="#FF6600">health and safety at work</font></b></font><font color="#FF6600"><b>, health and safety law, health and safety legislation, </b></font><font color="#FFFFFF"><b><font color="#FF6600">redundancy payment</font></b></font><font color="#FF6600"><b>, redundancy law, redundancy advice <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">bullying in the workplace, unfair dismissal, bullying in the workplace</font></b></font></font></font></b></font></h6> <p><font color="#FF6600"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><br> </font></b></font><font color="#FF6600" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">The GMB is one of the largest unions in the West Midlands with almost 55,000 members across the region, covering all industries. The following pages are designed to tell existing, new and potential members about the services and benefits available to them as members of the GMB.Our region is divided into four specific areas, each having an area office which is staffed by the local team, who are able to provide a first class service to our members. For more information on the area teams, please click here.</font><font color="#FF6600"><b><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><b><i> GMB Trade Union West Midlands we specialise in the following areas:</i></b></font><font color="#FF6600"><b><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="#equal%20rights"> equal rights,</a> <a href="#trade%20union"> trade union, </a> <a href="#equal%20rights">equal rights,</a><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><b><i> </i></b></font></font></b></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><a href="#rights%20at%20work"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b><font color="#FF6600">rights at work</font></b></font></a><font color="#FF6600"><b>, </b></font></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><font color="#FF6600"><b><a href="#harassment%20at%20work">harassment at work</a><br> <a href="#accident%20at%20work">accident at work</a>, </b></font></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><a href="#health%20and%20safety%20at%20work"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b><font color="#FF6600">health and safety at work</font></b></font></a><font color="#FF6600"><b>, <a href="#health%20and%20safety%20law">health and safety law,</a> </b></font></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><font color="#FF6600"><b><a href="#%20health%20and%20safety%20legislation">health and safety legislation</a>, </b></font></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><a href="#redundancy%20payment"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b><font color="#FF6600">redundancy payment</font></b></font></a><font color="#FF6600"><b>, <a href="#redundancy%20law">redundancy law,</a> <a href="#redundancy%20advice">redundancy advice<br> </a><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="#bullying%20in%20the%20workplace">bullying in the workplace</a>, <a href="#unfair%20dismissal"> unfair dismissal,</a><a href="#bullying%20in%20the%20workplace"> bullying in the workplace</a></font></b></font></font></font></b></font></p> <p><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF6600">The particular strength of a general union is that it gives any workers in any industry, however large or small, the combined support of all its members in all industries and services. Union members enjoy better terms and conditions of employment than non-union members and can feel safe in the knowledge that they’re part of a national network of over 700,000 members. GMB’s purpose is to improve the quality of life of our members and their families. We actively encourage and support members wishing to pursue further education or develop their skills locally and also have a national college, based in Manchester, offering a wide range of courses. The GMB provides advice and guidance on employment law, health and safety at work, pensions, Human Resource Management, pensions and terms and conditions. Members are supported by shop stewards, local representatives and full-time officials who negotiate, represent, listen and advise on our members’ behalf. Through GMB and its solicitors, members recover millions of pounds in compensation <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#FF6600">in the following areas west midlands,dudley,walsall,oldbury,halesowen,rowley regis,birmigham,cradley heath,brierley hill,wolverhampton,west bromwich</font></font></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">click on the link for the relevant information</font></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#FF6600"> </font><font color="#FF6600"><b><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="#equal%20rights">equal rights</a> <a href="#trade%20union"> trade union<br> </a> <a href="#equal%20rights">equal rights</a><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1"><b><i> <br> </i></b></font></font></b></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><a href="#rights%20at%20work"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b><font color="#FF6600">rights at work</font></b></font></a><font color="#FF6600"><b>, <br> </b></font></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><font color="#FF6600"><b><a href="#harassment%20at%20work">harassment at work</a><br> <a href="#accident%20at%20work">accident at work</a><br> </b></font></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><a href="#health%20and%20safety%20at%20work"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b><font color="#FF6600">health and safety at work</font></b></font></a><font color="#FF6600"><b>,<br> <a href="#health%20and%20safety%20law">health and safety law</a> <br> </b></font></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><font color="#FF6600"><b><a href="#%20health%20and%20safety%20legislation">health and safety legislation</a><br> </b></font></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><a href="#redundancy%20payment"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b><font color="#FF6600">redundancy payment</font></b></font></a><font color="#FF6600"><b><br> <a href="#redundancy%20law">redundancy law</a> <br> <a href="#redundancy%20advice">redundancy advice<br> </a><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="#bullying%20in%20the%20workplace">bullying in the workplace</a><br> <a href="#unfair%20dismissal"> unfair dismissal</a> <a href="#bullying%20in%20the%20workplace"><br> bullying in the workplace</a></font></b></font></font></p> <p><font color="#FF6600"><b><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.boomerang-direct.co.uk">11</a> <a href="http://www.thetotalweb.co.uk">12</a></b></font></b></font></p> <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1" color="#000000"><font color="#FF6600"><b><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#FF6600"><b><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, 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